Ryan Di Francesco

Ryan Di Francesco (he/him) is a neurodivergent Canadian writer and teacher. His writing has appeared in The Toronto Star and is published or forthcoming in Acta Victoriana, Soliloquies Anthology, Pinhole Poetry, Pacific Review, and elsewhere. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Shadow and Sax, an independent literary and arts press. His chapbooks include Mirage of Burning Things (Parlyaree Press), Skeleton Mine Disaster (Bottlecap Press), and The Paper Hound and Canadian Classic (Alien Buddha Press). A poetry collection is forthcoming from Ethel Zine & Micro Press. He was shortlisted for the Rhonda Gail Williford Poetry Prize. Instagram: @ryan_difrancesco.